--- schema_version: "1" id: 48f56bad1d4afabe46786386d8cceab3cb35c6bf0fa925613699ad12980c9820 title: Test How URLs Open in the Playground Publisher App collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/xcloud/264-0-0/branded_apps_playground_url.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.branded_apps_playground_url.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 590bb548322c22a0811a6d3f80da57597c8a1a392751873d6b5844c70609b404 description: In the Playground Publisher app, use the URL Management section to test the URL management settings for your Mobile Publisher for Experience Cloud app. Use the export from the Playground Publisher app to enter your URL management settings in Setup for Mobile Publisher. products: - Experiences - Mobile App - Cross Cloud release: "264" --- # Test How URLs Open in the Playground Publisher App In the Playground Publisher app, use the URL Management section to test the URL management settings for your Mobile Publisher for Experience Cloud app. Use the export from the Playground Publisher app to enter your URL management settings in Setup for Mobile Publisher. ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-branded_apps_exp_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/cf85363c-215e-4784-bb6a-c5c83c4e7140/images/icon_note.png) Note - On the Playground App for Android, the **Default Method for Opening URLs** field is not available. However, the default method field is available in Setup for Mobile Publisher for both iOS and Android apps. See [Manage How URLs Open from Your App](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.branded_apps_commun_url_manage.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "In your app’s Setup for Mobile Publisher project, use the URL Management section to configure how URLs open from your Mobile Publisher for Experience Cloud app.") for more information. - URL handling behavior is now consistent across Android and iOS. Links that aren't configured in URL Management follow the same unified precedence model on both platforms. For details, see [Manage How URLs Open from Your App](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.branded_apps_commun_url_manage.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "In your app’s Setup for Mobile Publisher project, use the URL Management section to configure how URLs open from your Mobile Publisher for Experience Cloud app."). With URL Management, you can set links to open from your app in these ways. In-App Web View: Opens inside the Experience Cloud app as a web view. ![Open in app](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-branded_apps_exp_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/cf85363c-215e-4784-bb6a-c5c83c4e7140/branded_apps_exp_cloud/images/branded_apps_playground_in_app.png) ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-branded_apps_exp_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/cf85363c-215e-4784-bb6a-c5c83c4e7140/images/icon_note.png) Note App navigation and back buttons aren’t available in the in-app web view. In-App Browser URLs: Opens inside the Experience Cloud app using an in-app browser. ![Open in app browser](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-branded_apps_exp_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/cf85363c-215e-4784-bb6a-c5c83c4e7140/branded_apps_exp_cloud/images/branded_apps_playground_in_app_browser.png) External Browser URLs: Opens outside the Experience Cloud app using the device’s default external browser. ![Open in an external browser](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-branded_apps_exp_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/cf85363c-215e-4784-bb6a-c5c83c4e7140/branded_apps_exp_cloud/images/branded_apps_playground_external.png) In-App Shared Cookie Browser URLs: Opens inside the Experience Cloud app’s in-app browser and shares cookies with the main web view. ![Open in an internal shared cookie browser](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-branded_apps_exp_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/cf85363c-215e-4784-bb6a-c5c83c4e7140/branded_apps_exp_cloud/images/branded_apps_playground_internal.png) 1. In the Playground app, open the Playground Actions menu, and then tap **Configure How URLs Open**. 2. Select the default method for how the app opens URLs. ![The field to select the default method for opening URLs](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-branded_apps_exp_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/cf85363c-215e-4784-bb6a-c5c83c4e7140/branded_apps_exp_cloud/images/branded_apps_playground_default_url.png) 3. For any exceptions, tap the **+** button next to Exception Methods for Opening URLs to Other Sites. You can add up to 20 URLs (Playground app limit; Setup for Mobile Publisher allows up to 30 URLs) to each exception method. ![The field to enter URLs that your app opens using an exception method](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-branded_apps_exp_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/cf85363c-215e-4784-bb6a-c5c83c4e7140/branded_apps_exp_cloud/images/branded_apps_playground_exception_urls.png) 4. After you add a URL, you see it listed under the exception method. ![The fields that list URLs your app opens using an exception method](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-branded_apps_exp_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/cf85363c-215e-4784-bb6a-c5c83c4e7140/branded_apps_exp_cloud/images/branded_apps_playground_exception_url_list.png) 5. Tap **Export URLs**. A draft opens in the default email app on your device. The email draft contains an exact export of your app’s URL management settings. With this export, you can email yourself the URLs that you tested and then copy them into your app’s Setup for Mobile Publisher project. #### See Also - [Enable Cross-Website Tracking for the Publisher Playground App (iOS)](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.branded_apps_playground_cross_site_tracking.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "With iOS 14, Apple placed additional tracking restrictions on third-party applications. These tracking restrictions can prevent your custom web content from appearing in the Publisher Playground app.")